After the worst year in history for dividends, companies are back to showing shareholders the money. The number of companies raising their payouts this quarter has already hit the highest rate in two years. That's great news for income investors.
Airline Stocks Are Cruising
The airline industry, which has broken the hearts of investors for decades, has been on a bit of a roll lately. Earlier this week, the NYSE Arca Airline Index reached a full-year high, with shares of some of the biggest carriers up more than 200% over the past 12 months.
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The Return of Rising Dividends
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Murdoch Reveals His Internet Ignorance
9:01 PM 03/11/10
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Dark Side of the Download: Pink Floyd Wins Ruling
7:00 PM 03/11/10
Pink Floyd won a key ruling against EMI Thursday that could end the sale of its single tracks online. The decision is seen as a win for artist control against record labels.
E-Trade: Lindsay Lohan's Suit Is 'Without Merit'
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Three days after the starlet filed a $100 million lawsuit against the online brokerage for unlawfully using her likeness and name during a Super Bowl commercial, E-Trade responds.
Soda Makers Claim Victory in War on Sugary Drinks in Schools
8:00 PM 03/11/10
Bottlers declared guidelines to cut sugary drinks in kids' diets a success, claiming a 95% drop in full-calorie sodas shipped to schools and a 72% cut in all drink types. Yet sales haven't suffered and childhood obesity and diabetes rates climb unabated. So what's happening to all that soda?
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- Toyota Sales -- and the Industry's -- Are Rebounding in March
- Business Inventories Are Flat in January
- Airline Stocks Cruising Upward After Two Turbulent Years
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- Retail Sales Rise as Shoppers Brave the Storms
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- HP: More Than Printers, and Willing to Waste Money to Prove It
- Lehman Brothers Hastened Its Own Bankruptcy: Report
- Soda Makers Claim War on Sugary Drinks in Schools Is Won
- Dark Side of the Download: Pink Floyd Wins Ruling Against EMI
- The Return of Rising Dividends
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- AP Source: Obama wants Yellen as Fed vice chair
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